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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the first American ship to stop at the Northwest coast in 1788?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) The Mount Vernon.
(d) Lady Washington.

2. Where does William sleep the first night he is in West Virginia?
(a) Tourist home.
(b) Hay field.
(c) Bed and Breakfast.
(d) Hotel.

3. In what town does William stop lunch in when he eats a dozen fresh clams at a city market?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Annapolis.
(c) Dover.
(d) Quonset.

4. What coastal town does William find has changed--and not for the better--since his years in the navy?
(a) Jamestown.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Point Judith.
(d) Newport.

5. Who planted a symbolic privet-hedge labyrinth in Harmonie in 1820?
(a) Rappites.
(b) Methodists.
(c) Businessmen.
(d) Soldiers.

6. What river does William cross to get into Gallipolis, Ohio?
(a) Columbus River.
(b) Mississippi River.
(c) Ohio River.
(d) Green River.

7. What is the nickname of the residents of Pine Barrens?
(a) Pineys.
(b) PBs.
(c) P.B.R.
(d) PineBs.

8. What New England state is William in at the opening of Section 9?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Maine.

9. Where does Scott Chisholm live?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Virginia.

10. What kind of town is Gassaway, West Virginia?
(a) Modern.
(b) Artist retreat.
(c) Resort town.
(d) Old railroad town.

11. Whom does William call from a pay phone in western Oregon?
(a) His wife.
(b) A fellow teacher.
(c) Barbara Pierre.
(d) The police.

12. What kind of transport business does Tom Hunter own?
(a) Barge.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Truck.
(d) Ship.

13. What job did Fred have in the Vietnam war?
(a) Medic.
(b) Gunner.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Soldier.

14. Where was William stationed during his navy years?
(a) Quonset Point.
(b) Marblehead.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Jamestown.

15. What country was Robert Owen from?
(a) Britain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plant does William say the Indians used to wrap their food in for cooking?

2. Who takes William on a walking tour of Smith Island?

3. What is the name of the university where William spends the night in a dorm in Michigan?

4. How does Pete make his living?

5. What job does Tom West have?

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